Holding(s) in Company

Headlam Group PLC
27 August 2002

Headlam Group plc - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

Headlam Group plc announces that on Friday 23 August 2002, it received
notification that Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders, now have a notifiable
interest in 3,349,362 ordinary voting shares of 5p each of the Company. This
represents 3.98 per cent of the issued share capital of Headlam Group plc.

The shares are registered as follows:
Nominee / Registered Name                                          Management Company     Shares held

Chase Nominees Limited                                             FISL                   3,199,787
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                          FIL                    1,265
Chase Nominees Limited                                             FIL                    116,810
Brown Brothers Harriman                                            FMTC                   11,800
State Street Nominees Limited                                      FMTC                   19,700
Total                                                                                     3,349,362



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